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1048 Va., was among the students whose studies at the old Washington college were interrupted by the martial call of their State. Fortunately, he was among those who were again permitted to see their home and friends. He was born at Lexington in 1842, and, in March, 1862, left the college to become a private in the Rockbridge artillery, with which he served throughout the war. He fought at Kernstown on the outposts with Ashby, at Winchester in the defeat of Banks, at Port Republic, and then, moving with Jackson to the support of Lee, was engaged at Cold Harbor and Malvern Hill. He participated in the fighting of Jackson's army at Slaughter Mountain, Chantilly and Second Manassas, and, at Sharpsburg received a wound in the right leg that disabled him for three months. His subsequent career included the battles of Fredericksburg, three days at Gettysburg, Mine Run, Cold Harbor, where he was twice wounded, the action at Fort Gilmer and the battle of Sailor's Creek. He was paroled at Appomattox, and then, returning to Lexington, resumed his college studies. From 1867 to 1877 he was engaged in teaching school in Maryland and Kentucky. Since then he has been a resident of Lexington, occupied first in farming and of late in the coal trade.

Lieutenant Henry V. Moore, late of Norfolk, Va., served throughout the Confederate war as a member of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, a company which was organized under Capt. Miles King, February 22, 1828. The Blues turned out in full strength as soon as it was determined that Virginia would participate in the struggle for Southern autonomy, and were on duty April 19, 1861, when the powder was removed from Fort Norfolk, and, on the next day, they intercepted the Baltimore boat, supposed to carry Federal reinforcements. After this, until March, 1862, the company served as infantry, attached to the Sixteenth regiment, but mainly on battery duty, at Sewell's Point, where they participated in actions with the Federal fleet. After the abandonment of Norfolk, the Blues were on duty about Richmond and Petersburg for several months, during which period Sergeant Moore was promoted fourth lieutenant, the rank he held during the remainder of the war. In the fall of 1862 he was with his company on the Rappahannock, guarding the fords, and, during the battle of Fredericksburg, the company did effective service with its guns on the Confederate left. They were on guard at United States Ford in April, and, then retiring toward Chancellorsville, took part in the opening of the three days' battle of that name. Attached to Garnett's battalion and Heth's division, the Blues took part in the famous artillery duels at Gettysburg and the Bristoe campaign, and, in the spring of 1864, served constantly in the front from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. During the siege of Petersburg they were stationed near the scene of the Crater fight and on the Boydtown plank road, and, during the Federal assault on April 1, 1865, part of the company fought at the latter station without supports until surrounded. Lieutenant Moore was engaged in almost constant artillery fighting on the Petersburg lines from June 16, 1864, to April 1, 1865. After the close of the war he was engaged in the lumber business at Norfolk, where he died, March 3, 1886. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Julia Fatherly. Their only son, W. L. Moore, now a prominent business man of Berkley, was born at